It was officially opened to the public by the capital's mayor Stefan Sofiyanski on December 28, 2000.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the martyr Sophia of Rome on this date.

The Statue of Sofia is by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, who argued that it is a symbol for all residents of the capital, regardless of religion.

In other words, the project was controversial connoting the pagan Sophia (wisdom) of the Hellenistic period.

[5] Adorned with the symbols of power (crown), fame (wreath) and wisdom (owl), the crown is also associated with the Goddess of Fate, Tyche, inspired by the old emblem of Sofia dating back to 1900.